 The death toll from the 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Turkey and Syria surged to 3,400 people on Monday afternoon. Over 13,000 people have reportedly been injured. More: - The epicenter was near Gaziantep, a major Turkish city near the border with Syria.
- The death toll includes 2,316 people in Turkey and 1,136 people in Syria.
- The death toll has increased rapidly since the tremor struck in the early hours of Monday and is expected to continue growing.
- Many of the deaths in Syria occurred in areas controlled by armed rebels who have been fighting the government for over a decade.
- Before the quake struck, more than four million people in these areas relied on humanitarian assistance, the United Nations said.
- After the earthquake hit, there were more than 60 aftershocks, including a 7.5-magnitude tremor.
- Search and rescue missions are ongoing in several cities in Turkey and Syria.
- Several countries have offered to send help:
- The EU will send search and rescue teams to Turkey.
- Greece plans to send a C-130 transport aircraft to Turkey alongside a disaster management unit, as well as medics and rescue dogs.
- U.S. President Joe Biden expressed his condolences and directed USAID to provide help.
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Law enforcement officials have arrested a neo-Nazi leader who planned to attack power plants in Baltimore. According to prosecutors, Brandon Russell, 27, planned to use gunfire to attack five substations with the help of a female accomplice. More: - Russell met Sarah Clendaniel, 34, when they were both incarcerated in different prisons.
- The suspects were arrested after they spoke with an informant.
- They are being charged with conspiracy to destroy an energy facility and could each face up to 20 years in prison if convicted.
- According to prosecutors, Russell is a member of Atomwaffen, a neo-Nazi group he founded in 2015.
Zoom Out: - According to law enforcement, attacks on the power grid reached an all-time high of 163 in 2022, up 77% from 2021.
- A single attack in North Carolina left more than 45,000 people without power in 2021.
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 Russia's public deficit reached $25B in January as revenues from the oil and gas sector fell sharply due to foreign sanctions against the country. Oil and gas revenues were 46.4% lower compared to January 2021. More: - The government's total revenue declined by 35.1% in January versus a year earlier, while spending increased by 58.7%.
- Due to sanctions from Western countries, Russia last month sold its Urals export blend oil at an average of $49.48 a barrel, a decrease of 42% compared to January 2022.
- The EU, the U.S., Australia, and the G7 countries have introduced price caps on Russian oil to undermine the Kremlin's ability to finance the Ukraine invasion.
Zoom Out: - Experts predict that Russia's oil exports will decline by between 25% and 42% by 2035.
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GOOD NEWS: A new celery seed-derived drug could improve post-stroke symptoms for patients. The drug, Butylphthalide, may help protect against brain damage following a stroke, according to a trial with 1,000 patients conducted in China. More: - When compared to patients who took placebo treatments, those who took Butylphthalide experienced less severe neurological symptoms 90 days after they suffered a stroke.
- The patients were also receiving treatment to restore blood flow to the brain.
- The results from the study will be presented this week at the International Stroke Conference in Dallas, Texas.
- Approximately 795,000 people in the U.S. suffer strokes every year.
- Butylphthalide has already received regulatory approval in China.
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 A railway company plans to release hazardous chemicals from a train wreck in Ohio to prevent a major explosion. Small explosions have already occurred after some train cars that were transporting hazardous materials caught fire. More: - The cars are believed to be carrying vinyl chloride, which is highly flammable and is linked to an increased risk of cancer.
- An explosion could potentially send shrapnel hundreds of yards away, the governor's office said.
- Officials are evacuating residents within a 1-mile radius of the crash in the village of East Palestine.
- Workers plan to extract the chemicals from the tank cars and "light off the material," an official with Norfolk Southern Railway said.
- It is unclear what caused the train to derail on Friday.
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British startup Raylo has raised $132M in a debt funding round and plans to use the capital to grow and expand its offering. Raylo offers a subscription platform that allows customers to lease smartphones, tablets, and laptops for a monthly fee. More: - Once the subscription ends, users can apply for a free upgrade, keep their devices, or return them and terminate their contracts with Raylo.
- All returned devices are reused by the company to promote sustainability.
- NatWest and Quilam Capital led the funding round.
- Founded in 2019, Raylo has raised over $170M since its inception.
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 |  | Arbër is an Inside writer who also has experience in entrepreneurship. He has experience covering Consumer Tech, Venture Capital, NFTs, Crypto, etc. Arbër holds a Bachelor's degree in Business from XAMK University in Finland. When he is not reading(and writing) business news, he chooses to watch sports or anime...and then read news about sports or anime. |   | | Editor | Eduardo Garcia is a writer and editor based in New York. He is the author of "Things You Can Do," an illustrated book about climate action. Bylines in The New York Times, The Guardian, Slate, Scientific American, and others. In one of his previous lives, Eduardo worked as a Reuters correspondent in Latin America for nearly a decade. | |
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